FightingIrishLover7
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As some of you may know. I'm a Purdue student. So, yesterday I got inline for the Purdue game with some friends (Purdue fans) at 9 am.
I ended up in the 2nd/3rd row (moved around do to over crowding) right on the 35 yard line of the north endzone. My seats were directly behind the 3 defensive/special teams benches.
I only had a mediocre snap shot camera for the game, but here are my Flickr photos.
Flickr: Staub91's Photostream
Also, here are my notes from the game.
Defense:
Darius Fleming: - This guy is a LEADER. He took players (especially Ishaq) under his wing and pointed out what they need to improve on. Darius was always pacing the bench, giving pointers. His BEST moment was when a Purdue student yelled at Ishaq (something about his mom) and Ishaq turned around and started yelling back. Darius turned Ishaq around and got Ishaq focused on the the game again. I can't say enough about how impressive Darius Fleming was.
Manti Te'o - An obvious leader too. He seemed to always be having fun at the appropriate times and business mode when need be. I didn't see Manti directing traffic as much as Darius. BUT, it seems Manti and Lynch have a real close relationship. Also, MANTI TEO SHOUTING - YouTube (Louis Nix was having even more fun during this song)
Louis Nix - MASSIVE, GOOFBALL. Best way to describe him. Always joking around, but serious. He was pretty out of breath at the end of the game.
Harrison Smith - I didn't notice too much from him. Appeared to be roaming the sidelines a lot, or just sitting on the bench. I could be mistaken though.
Robert Blanton - Lets just say, I saw the "trash talking" side of him. Two different times he yelled expletives directed to the students (probably warranted) RJ needs to know better than this though. One time Elston appeared to correct him for yelling at the students.
The Freshmen - (Troy, Ishaq, and Aaron) Massive. Freaks. I had to break the program out to prove to my Purdue friends that they were seriously true freshmen.
Special Teams
Ben Turk - As an ND fan, I though Ben was annoyance... He was turning around to the crowd after TDs. Jawing, mild taunting, etc... He seemed to have ADHD, never stayed put for more than 5 seconds. Always doing "ball tricks" with a football... I know it seems like I'm getting picky, but you had to be there too see how annoying/cocky he came off.
Jordan Cowart - You guys all saw Kelly's reaction I'm sure. Elston also talked to him on the sidelines. The players didn't do too much with him.
Chris Salvi/Josh Atkinson - Sat on the bench by themselves a lot. Kinda wished there were players to interact with them more. George did come down to talk to Josh a few times.
Offense (I was pretty far from the offense's bench, but I watched players warm up/move down the sideline)
Tommy Rees - Always involved. On the phone a lot. High-fived every players hands after extra points. Talked to coaches and players. He's a leader. Enough said, no question he can rally troops.
Dayne Crist - Emotionally, Physically detached from the game. Didn't seem to do much other than roam the sidelines. He talked to some players. Dayne just didn't seem to have that fun spark too him.
Andrew Hendrix - Put his helmet on/warmed up on the drive before Dayne entered. I thought Andrew was going to play, but I think he just wanted to show Kelly he was ready to step in. I liked Andrew's personality on the sideline.
George Atkinson - He rode the bike in front of me quite a bit. He's just a physical specimen, thats all I have to say about him.
Cam McDaniel - He occasionally walked by in front of me. I was amazed by how small he was. Even Kelly soared over him.
Purdue Students
I won't get into the details, but it was raunchy. Many expletives. Declan Sullivan, DUI, and alleged rape were constantly brought up...
Notre Dame fans
TONS of fans around campus. Loved the turn out. I had 3 friends from ND crash at my house. It was an awesome time.
Well, this is just a summary of my AMAZING weekend. It was awesome being that stinking close to the players. NOT TO MENTION, Cierre's hurdle was directly in front of me. Even the Purdue students were in awe.
Thanks to those of you who took the time to read all my ramblings.
I'll be at the USC game and staying in Dillon Hall!
GO IRISH!!!
I ended up in the 2nd/3rd row (moved around do to over crowding) right on the 35 yard line of the north endzone. My seats were directly behind the 3 defensive/special teams benches.
I only had a mediocre snap shot camera for the game, but here are my Flickr photos.
Flickr: Staub91's Photostream
Also, here are my notes from the game.
Defense:
Darius Fleming: - This guy is a LEADER. He took players (especially Ishaq) under his wing and pointed out what they need to improve on. Darius was always pacing the bench, giving pointers. His BEST moment was when a Purdue student yelled at Ishaq (something about his mom) and Ishaq turned around and started yelling back. Darius turned Ishaq around and got Ishaq focused on the the game again. I can't say enough about how impressive Darius Fleming was.
Manti Te'o - An obvious leader too. He seemed to always be having fun at the appropriate times and business mode when need be. I didn't see Manti directing traffic as much as Darius. BUT, it seems Manti and Lynch have a real close relationship. Also, MANTI TEO SHOUTING - YouTube (Louis Nix was having even more fun during this song)
Louis Nix - MASSIVE, GOOFBALL. Best way to describe him. Always joking around, but serious. He was pretty out of breath at the end of the game.
Harrison Smith - I didn't notice too much from him. Appeared to be roaming the sidelines a lot, or just sitting on the bench. I could be mistaken though.
Robert Blanton - Lets just say, I saw the "trash talking" side of him. Two different times he yelled expletives directed to the students (probably warranted) RJ needs to know better than this though. One time Elston appeared to correct him for yelling at the students.
The Freshmen - (Troy, Ishaq, and Aaron) Massive. Freaks. I had to break the program out to prove to my Purdue friends that they were seriously true freshmen.
Special Teams
Ben Turk - As an ND fan, I though Ben was annoyance... He was turning around to the crowd after TDs. Jawing, mild taunting, etc... He seemed to have ADHD, never stayed put for more than 5 seconds. Always doing "ball tricks" with a football... I know it seems like I'm getting picky, but you had to be there too see how annoying/cocky he came off.
Jordan Cowart - You guys all saw Kelly's reaction I'm sure. Elston also talked to him on the sidelines. The players didn't do too much with him.
Chris Salvi/Josh Atkinson - Sat on the bench by themselves a lot. Kinda wished there were players to interact with them more. George did come down to talk to Josh a few times.
Offense (I was pretty far from the offense's bench, but I watched players warm up/move down the sideline)
Tommy Rees - Always involved. On the phone a lot. High-fived every players hands after extra points. Talked to coaches and players. He's a leader. Enough said, no question he can rally troops.
Dayne Crist - Emotionally, Physically detached from the game. Didn't seem to do much other than roam the sidelines. He talked to some players. Dayne just didn't seem to have that fun spark too him.
Andrew Hendrix - Put his helmet on/warmed up on the drive before Dayne entered. I thought Andrew was going to play, but I think he just wanted to show Kelly he was ready to step in. I liked Andrew's personality on the sideline.
George Atkinson - He rode the bike in front of me quite a bit. He's just a physical specimen, thats all I have to say about him.
Cam McDaniel - He occasionally walked by in front of me. I was amazed by how small he was. Even Kelly soared over him.
Purdue Students
I won't get into the details, but it was raunchy. Many expletives. Declan Sullivan, DUI, and alleged rape were constantly brought up...
Notre Dame fans
TONS of fans around campus. Loved the turn out. I had 3 friends from ND crash at my house. It was an awesome time.
Well, this is just a summary of my AMAZING weekend. It was awesome being that stinking close to the players. NOT TO MENTION, Cierre's hurdle was directly in front of me. Even the Purdue students were in awe.
Thanks to those of you who took the time to read all my ramblings.
I'll be at the USC game and staying in Dillon Hall!
GO IRISH!!!
